Guns, Gangs, and Cartels

Howard J. Wiarda, one of the nation’s most respected and influential scholars on Latin America and U.S. policy in the region, spoke on the topic of “Guns, Gangs and Cartels: Hemispheric Security in the New Millennium.” His talk was presented by the Louis L. Goldstein ’35 Program in Public Affairs.

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